Some of the star’s personal possessions were sold for a total of £12m at an auction run by Sotheby’s in London on Wednesday.
A Yamaha G2 Baby Grand Piano – which was used by Freddie Mercury to develop and hone the track Bohemian Rhapsody – on display at Sotheby’s in London
Mercury bought the Yamaha Baby Grand Piano in 1975 after searching to find his “perfect piano”, and later used it to develop other songs such as Don’t Stop Me Now and Somebody To Love. Meanwhile, a sparkling silver sequined stage-worn cat suit worn by Mercury on tours in 1977 and 1979 was sold for £139,700.
Sotheby’s Europe chairman Oliver Barker said: “It has been a once-in-a-lifetime privilege for all of us at Sotheby’s to celebrate the legend that is Freddie Mercury. Auctioning of the treasured piano came a month after thousands of items from Mercury’s beloved home – Garden Lodge in Kensington, west London – went on display as part of the Freddie Mercury: A World Of His Own exhibition.
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